One in five youth suffer from mental illness, and even more experience subclinical symptoms, yet this pathologic focus ignores factors of mental health that contribute to flourishing. The vast majority of research on emotional intelligence and subjective well-being has been conducted on adults and little is known about their relationship to social-emotional adjustment in youth, particularly across socioeconomic status and age. The present study examined the social-emotional adjustment (using the BASC-SRP and CBCL-YSR), subjective well-being (PANAS-C and BMSLSS), and teacher-rated emotional intelligence (Pfeiffer Emotional Intelligence Scale, Revised – Teacher Report) in 136 youth (61% female) across age (mean = 12.6 years old) and socioeconomic status (32% low income). Regression and moderation analyses did not reveal any significant relationships or moderating influences between the constructs and variables. Suggestions for future research to consider separately examining the factors of emotional intelligence in relation to components of subjective well-being and facets of social-emotional adjustment are discussed. Future research is strongly encouraged to further investigate factors of mental health alongside maladjustment and sub-clinical mental illness in an effort to clarify the complex relationship between these variables and inform the development of efficacious prevention and intervention programs for youth. / A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems in partial fulfillment of the in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Philosophy. / Spring Semester 2016. / April 19, 2016. / Adjustment, Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Well-being, Youth / Includes bibliographical references. / Steven I. Pfeiffer, Professor Directing Dissertation; Christopher Schatschneider, University Representative; Frances Prevatt, Committee Member; Jeannine Turner, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_552033 |
| Contributors | Branagan, Alexandra María (authoraut), Pfeiffer, Steven I. (professor directing dissertation), Schatschneider, Christopher (university representative), Prevatt, Frances A. (committee member), Turner, Jeannine E. (Jeannine Ellen) (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Education (degree granting college), Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems (degree granting departmentdgg) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text, doctoral thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (134 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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